DEVELOPING WORLD PROSPERITY

Building an Indigenous Economy with Global Markets

Nov 6

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Disruptive Innovation Spotlight

Creating a Blockchain Crypto-Currency Carbon Credit Platform

Todd Lemons

Veridium Foundation
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Founder
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For over 25 year, as CEO of EnVision Corporation, Todd has been developing market-based solutions to some of the world's most pressing environmental and social issues. Envision's latest project is Veridium, an Environmental FinTech initiative that is leveraging blockchain technology to create a transparent pricing mechanism for the world's undervalued Natural Capital.

Regional Spotlight

The Caraga Convergence Initiative: A Collective Impact Public-Private Partnership for Growth in the Philippines

Bryan Thomas

Global Partnership for Sustainable Solutions, LLC
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Managing Partner
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Bryan is a multilingual and multicultural CEO, having led start-up organizations in 4 countries and providing consulting on 4 continents. He is CEO of L-evate Global, founder of Humanility, and Managing Partner of Global Partnership For Sustainable Solutions. He spent 3 decades developing indigenous leaders throughout the Philippines and the former Soviet Union, and is the creator of The Caraga Convergence Initiative to develop 1.2 million acres of indigenous lands. Bryan’s knowledge of the Philippine language and culture and tribal cultures, as well as his trusted relationship with indigenous leaders and Philippine government leaders is essential for the success of developing scalable, sustainable solutions and a shared value economy for indigenous people. He has BS degrees in Linguistics, Cultural Anthropology, and Education, and MA in Sociology focused on Leadership & Organization Development. He is also a writer and international public speaker.

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Bryan Thomas

Global Partnership for Sustainable Solutions, LLC
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Managing Partner
about

Bryan is a multilingual and multicultural CEO, having led start-up organizations in 4 countries and providing consulting on 4 continents. He is CEO of L-evate Global, founder of Humanility, and Managing Partner of Global Partnership For Sustainable Solutions. He spent 3 decades developing indigenous leaders throughout the Philippines and the former Soviet Union, and is the creator of The Caraga Convergence Initiative to develop 1.2 million acres of indigenous lands. Bryan’s knowledge of the Philippine language and culture and tribal cultures, as well as his trusted relationship with indigenous leaders and Philippine government leaders is essential for the success of developing scalable, sustainable solutions and a shared value economy for indigenous people. He has BS degrees in Linguistics, Cultural Anthropology, and Education, and MA in Sociology focused on Leadership & Organization Development. He is also a writer and international public speaker.

Jonathan Gershon

GPSS
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Jonathan Gershon
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Jonathan is one of the founding members of the Global Partnership for Sustainable Solutions which is committed to creating comprehensive models for shared value and sustainable development in disadvantaged areas of the world. Prior to GPSS, Jonathan was an award winning Director and Creative Director with over 14 years in the television, entertainment industry. In the last decade he has worked with Keep a Child Alive, which brings treatment, care, and support to children and families affected by HIV in sub-Saharan Africa. Jonathan was also a representative at HSNi, a $4 billion interactive multi-channel retailer, for their HSN Green Campaign in efforts to reduce the employee carbon footprint. He is Emmy and Grammy nominated, and an active member of the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences.

Todd Lemons

Veridium Foundation
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Founder
about

For over 25 year, as CEO of EnVision Corporation, Todd has been developing market-based solutions to some of the world's most pressing environmental and social issues. Envision's latest project is Veridium, an Environmental FinTech initiative that is leveraging blockchain technology to create a transparent pricing mechanism for the world's undervalued Natural Capital.

Harry Pastuszek

PYXERA Global
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Vice President
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Benjamin Siegel

Blockchain for Social Impact, ConsenSys
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Impact Policy Manager
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Ben Siegel is the Impact Policy Manager at ConsenSys. After spending time working in the political sphere, Ben became extremely interested in experimental technologies and the potential they had for the impact sector, leading him to ConsenSys, where he co-founded the Social Impact team as well as the broader Blockchain for Social Impact Coalition (BSIC) He is dedicated to bringing blockchain technology more directly into social impact work, and bridging the gap between technologists and humanitarians.

Lona Stoll

Millennium Challenge Corporation
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Deputy Vice President, Sector Operations
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Lona Stoll is Deputy VP for Sector Operations at MCC where she oversees agriculture, land, gender and social inclusion, health, community development, nutrition, education, fiscal accountability, procurement practice groups, the Office of Strategic Partnerships and the MCC-PEPFAR partnership. Prior to MCC, she served as acting Deputy Executive Director, U.S. Global Development Lab at USAID and Director, Center for Global Solutions. Previously, Ms. Stoll was acting Deputy Coordinator for Development for Feed the Future; Senior Adviser on global food security for the Secretary of Agriculture; Chief of Staff, U.S. Department of Agriculture Foreign Agricultural Service; foreign affairs officer at the U.S. Department of State; and led the strategy and planning for civilian efforts in southern Afghanistan in 2009. Ms. Stoll holds a bachelor’s degree in economics and political science from the University of Michigan, and a master’s degree in international affairs from Columbia University.